In Search of a Concrete Music [Hardcover]

Pierre SchaeffersIn Search of a Concrete Music (? la recherche dune musique concr?te)has long been considered a classic text in electroacoustic music and sound recording. Now Schaeffers pioneering workat once a journal of his experiments in sound composition and a treatise on the raison d?tre of concrete musicis available for the first time in English translation. Schaeffers theories have had a profound influence on composers working with technology. However, they extend beyond the confines of the studio and are applicable to many areas of contemporary musical thought, such as defining an instrument and classifying sounds. Schaeffer has also become increasingly relevant to DJs and hip-hop producers as well as sound-based media artists. This unique book is essential for anyone interested in contemporary musicology or media history.

ComposerPierre Schaeffer(1910–1995) was the inventor of musique concrète music created by combining and manipulating recorded sounds (rather than being played on conventional musical instruments).

Translators:
John Dackis Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Sonic Arts Department at Middlesex University.Christine Northis retired as Lecturer in French at Middlesex University.

Few books have described with such precision the evolution of thoughts and concepts behind the invention of a new music asA La Recherche dune Musique Concrete. In this book Schaeffer has unveiled the major philosophical problems of music of the second half of the twentieth century. An excellent translation by Dack and North. Daniel Teruggi, Head of Institut National Audiovisuel, Groupe de Recherches Musicales, Paris



A fascinating glimpse into the mind of Pierre Schaeffer, the creator of the very first kind of electroacoustic music, the Concrete music, here in a stellar translation. In this diary combined with musical considerations, Schl3+